Saturdays kite aerial photography mission was a bit of a
failure. The wind only got strong enough breifly at the end of the day.
I had just enough time to click through 1 film. It was grey and trying
to rain. None of the shots really came out very well due to lack of
light and lack of altitude. The one below was probably the best of the
outing and it was just the test shot, to make sure the shutter was
working (and everything was turned on) before putting the kite
higher. 
Note the look of intense concentration.
This morning I still hadn't unloaded the gear from the bike so I just left it there and rode it all to work with me. I figured it would mean either I would be able to get some shots after work, or there'll be no head wind for the ride home. The afternoon sea-breeze arrived right on cue. This time I put my SLR camera up (the old film one, not the brand new digital... although I am getting braver...). The weight is a bit more (mostly due to the lens of the SLR) but the 30 square foot flow form parafoil didn't seem to notice. It just sat anchored to the sky while I walked it around Miazu park and took photos of the Japanese gardens from a kites-eye view. I also got some shots of Founders park. At least I hope I did... it's a bit tricky to tell where you're pointing a camera while it hanging from a kite. I'll have some shots in the general direction anyway. I'll have that film back from the developers this time tomorrow. I'm pretty hopeful about this shoot. Here's todays equipment... a Canon EOS film camera under the 30# Sutton Flow Form parafoil with two fuzzy stabilising tails attached. 
7:59:07 PM 
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